March 2008
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Dear School Teachers and Curriculum Leaders,

BookSwap is happy to offer you textbooks, novels, teachers' manuals and resources in all subjects, and from all publishers, in one stop. Contact us, and we will gladly give you a price quote!   


International Women's Day - March 8th

BookSwap is celebrating famous Canadian Women with educational biographies and historical fiction written for young readers:

Laura Secord: A Story of Courage
Author: Janet Lunn
Price: $14.24 NEW
ISBN: 0887765386
Description:  Based on the true story of Canadian heroine Laura Secord, this book recounts how the courageous young mother played an important role in the War of 1812.  Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Category: Historical Fiction

Discovering Emily
Author: Jacqueline Pearce
Price: $6.36 NEW
ISBN: 1551432951
Description: Growing up in 19th century Victoria, eight-year-old Emily Carr is constantly getting into trouble and can’t seem to do anything right – until she discovers a love of art.  Recommended for ages 6-10.
Category: Historical Fiction

Nellie L
Author: Connie Brummel Crook
Price: $5.24 NEW
ISBN: 0773674225
Description:  The inspiring story of Nellie McClung, a Manitoba farm girl who became Canada's most famous pioneer for women's rights. Recommended for ages 12-16.
Category: Historical Fiction

Lucy Maud Montgomery
Author: Mollie Gillen
Price: $7.46 NEW
ISBN: 1550414615
Description: Describes the rural Victorian life and successful career of the Canadian woman who wrote "Anne of Green Gables".  Recommended for ages 7 and up.
Category: Biography

Phyllis Munday: Mountainer
Author: Kathryn Bridge
Price: $12.75 NEW
ISBN: 189485201
Description: Read about a tough mountaineer who became the first Canadian woman to climb the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies.  Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Category: Biography

Elementary ESL Books 

BookSwap is blowing out a wide array of Elementary ESL books for beginner, intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced students.  

Moonfleet
Author: J. Meade Falkner
Format: Paperback 
Level: 2 Elementary 
ISBN: 0582829933
List Price: $7.95

Special Price: $5.96
Description:  John Trenchard's peaceful life suddenly changes when he finds a secret passage leading to a famous pirate's cave. 

Silas Marner
Author: George Eliot
Format: Paperback 
Level: 3 Pre-Intermediate
ISBN: 058241640X
List Price: $7.95

Special Price: $5.96
Description:  Silas Marner has no friends and the only thing he loves is his money, which he counts every day. Then one day his money is stolen and a little girl comes to live with him. Soon Silas Marner starts to change.

Strangers on a Train
Author: Patricia Highsmith
Format: Paperback
Level: 4 Intermediate
ISBN: 0582418127
List Price: $8.95

Special Price: $6.71
Description:  After Guy meets Charley on a train he tries to forget about Bruno's plan for the perfect murder.  But from this moment he is pulled into a world of madness, lies and death.

Brave New World
Author: Aldous Huxley
Format: Paperback
Level: 6 Advanced 
ISBN: 058241945X
List Price: $8.95

Special Price: $6.71
Description:  It is the year AF 632 and the breeding and conditioning of humans by scientific methods have created world wide stability and happiness. Or have they? John brings passion to the New World and the values of the New World are thrown into perspective.

To view our full list of Elementary ESL Books click here.  


Race n' Bake Boardgame 

By: Jayden Toy Co.   
Discount Price: $18.74 NEW
Description:  An exciting new bilingual (English/French) game for children age 3+.  As kids race around "Treatsville"  collecting ingredients, they learn language, math and social skills. A racially harmonious game where different characters represent different ethnic backgrounds.

Surplus Books?

BookSwap is interested in purchasing or trading your surplus textboooks, teacher resources, novels and reference books. Please contact us if you have these or any other current titles available. 

  • Management Competitive Advantage (0471641103)
  • Canada Revisited 8 (0919913490)
  • Financial Accounting Principles (0070889929)
  • Fundamental Accounting Principles (0070889864)
  • Imprints 11 (0771509413)
  • Math 9 Teacher's Manual (0201186411)
  • Math Quest 5 Program Manual (0201602229)
  • Regard sur le Canada : Manuel de l'élève (2894614055)

To see more books in demand, click here.


Used Book Clearout - Hundreds of Titles:


Mathematics 9
Lead Author: Bob Alexander
Copyright: 1999
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN: 0201614375
Discount Price: $30.00 USED 

Making Financial Decisions 11
Lead Author: Jeff Brosseau
Copyright: 2001
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw Hill
ISBN: 0070864888
Discount Price: $39.00 USED


Science 9: Concepts and Connections
Lead Author: Ted Gibb
Copyright: 2003
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Nelson
ISBN: 017612179X
Discount Price: $39.00 USED 

Applied Mathematics 9
Lead Author: Robert Alexander
Copyright: 2003
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Addison Wesley 
ISBN: 0201771195
Discount Price: $48.75 USED
 

About Philosophy
Lead Author: Robert Paul Wolff
Copyright: 2000
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
ISBN: 0130853933
Discount Price: $42.50 USED

Biology of Ourselves, 2/e
Lead Author: Berry
Copyright: 1990
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Nelson 
ISBN: 0471795267
Discount Price: $49.95 USED

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